The “democracy is on the ballot” line is a weak argument to use against former President Donald Trump‚ according to a former top GOP official who served in his administration. Reince Priebus‚ a Republican National Committee chairman who became Trump’s first chief of staff‚ rejected the mantra embraced by President Joe Biden during a TV appearance on Sunday. “I just don’t buy this democracy on the ballot and … all of this nonsense about Trump‚” he said on ABC’s “This Week.” Former RNC chair @Reince rejects warnings from Democrats about potential Trump-Biden rematch in 2024. “How they can claim on one hand democracy is on the ballot and sit there with a historically weak candidate is unbelievable.” https://t.co/SP7oSL0KUx pic.twitter.com/N7NP62ket0 — This Week (@ThisWeekABC) December 3‚ 2023 Pressed to explain his view‚ Priebus referred to Biden’s weak poll numbers ahead of a possible 2024 rematch against Trump‚ who is facing his own challenges — particularly with a bevy of criminal and civil cases — even as he maintains GOP frontrunner status. “If democracy was on the ballot‚ the Democrats wouldn’t be sitting there with a candidate with the worst numbers since they’ve been taking polling‚” he said. Priebus asserted that Trump and former President Barack Obama also faced some “bad” poll numbers‚ but remained popular within their own parties. By comparison‚ Priebus noted‚ Biden is “in the tank” with fellow Democrats. “How they can claim on one hand democracy is on the ballot and sit there with a historically weak candidate is unbelievable‚” Priebus added. Biden made headlines last year when he declared that “democracy is on the ballot” ahead of the midterm elections‚ hearkening back to the U.S. Capitol breach on January 6‚ 2021‚ and challenges to the 2020 election results by Trump and his allies. He has echoed that sentiment more recently in reference to his own re-election effort while casting his bid as a fight against “Trump and his MAGA Republicans.” New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman‚ another panelist on “This Week‚” suggested the strategy could be sufficient to defeat Trump. “There are enough independent and swing voters who are concerned about democracy being on the ballot‚” she said. Donna Brazile‚ a former head of the Democratic National Committee‚ argued that Biden would do well to keep contrasting himself to Trump. “I’m glad that they’ve pivoted towards talking about Donald Trump and the future he has painted for all of us as Americans. I hope they continue to draw sharp lines because Joe Biden will need that‚” she said. But Priebus contended that making the focus about Trump is a “big problem” for the Biden team because there are a number of other candidates still in the mix.

Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) said that criticisms of Hamas should be “balanced” with criticisms of Israel during a Sunday morning appearance on CNN’s “State of the Union‚” and anchor Dana Bash quickly made it clear that she was not having any of that. Bash began the conversation by pressing Jayapal about Hamas’ use of rape and sexual violence against Israeli women during the brutal terror attack on Israel on October 7th — which left more than 1‚200 Israelis dead‚ many of them women and children. She also noted that there had been a marked silence‚ particularly from progressive women who claimed to be staunch defenders of women’s rights‚ when the victims of such sexualized violence happened to be Israeli. WATCH: Rep. Pramila Jayapal on CNN on condemning Hamas's sexual violence: "I think we have to be balanced about bringing in the outrages against Palestinians." Dana Bash replies‚ "You don't see Israeli soldiers raping Palestinian women." pic.twitter.com/Lac7QI4bHx — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) December 3‚ 2023 Jayapal responded by quickly saying that “of course” she condemned Hamas and all instances of rape and sexual violence‚ but pivoted almost immediately to suggest that Israel was not adhering to international law in its response to the October 7th massacre. “I’ve seen a lot of Progressive women. Generally speaking‚ they’re quick to defend women’s rights and to speak out against using rape as a weapon of war‚ but downright silent on what we saw on October 7th and what might be happening inside Gaza right now to these hostages‚” Bash began. “Why is that?” “I don’t know that that’s true. I think we always talk about the impact of war on women in particular‚” Jayapal replied‚ adding that “of course” she had condemned Hamas’ use of rape as a weapon of war. But then she pivoted‚ saying‚ “If they do not comply with international humanitarian law‚ they are bringing themselves to a place that makes it much more difficult strategically for them to be able to build allies‚ to keep public opinion with them‚ and frankly‚ morally‚ I think we cannot say that one war crime deserves another. That is not what international humanitarian law says.” “With respect‚ I was just asking about the women‚ and you turned it back to Israel. I’m asking you about Hamas‚” Bash pushed back. “I already answered your question‚ Dana. I said it’s horrific‚ and I think that rape is horrific. Sexual assault is horrific. I think that it happens in war situations. Terrorist organizations like Hamas obviously are using these as tools‚” Jayapal replied‚ and pivoted again — this time citing the Hamas-controlled Gaza Health Ministry’s claims regarding the alleged civilian death toll. “However‚ I think we have to be balanced about bringing in the outrages against Palestinians. Fifteen thousand Palestinians have been killed in Israeli air strikes‚ three-quarters of whom are women and children …” she said. “And it’s horrible‚” Bash agreed‚ stopping Jayapal cold: “But you don’t see Israeli soldiers raping Palestinian women.” Jayapal attempted to deflect once more‚ pivoting back to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and saying‚ “I don’t want this to be the hierarchies of oppression.”

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The Spanish galleon Maravillas was one of the richest treasure ships ever lost at sea when it sank in the northern Bahamas over three centuries ago. Since then it has been salvaged into oblivion—at least that’s what experts thought. Now‚ after four years of underwater archaeology‚ Allen Exploration has mapped a sprawling trail of scattered […] The post Treasure For 3 Miles: A Scatter Trail from the Most Famous Shipwreck is Uncovered Behind the Maravillas appeared first on Good News Network.